Friday, November 6, 2009

Venerdi in Venice: San Polo Per Pierre

Not long ago, when I pressed my nose up to the glass for my regular glimpse into Venetian life over at Venice Daily Photo and saw this, I said aloud to myself, "Ooooooooh!!!" {I do that a lot.} Pierre most graciously said to please go right ahead and illustrate his stunning photo of an idyllic scene in the sestiere of San Polo. Here 'tis. It was only when I sat down with the large view that I noticed another bonus I'd somehow missed at first sight {shame on me} ~ a kitty sitting at the window. And it seemed fun to turn the two-legged resident into a flaming redhead. I hope she doesn't distract Hugh while he's negotiating a tricky bend in the canal with our gondola...

Happy Venerdi in Venice to you! And thank you so very much, Pierre ~ you're most kind ~ I love it over at your place. Update 7th Nov: Pierre has featured my little illustration over at Venice Daily Photo today ~ grazie, Pierre ~ I, too, am chuffed!

It seems the "blond vénitien" is quite fashionable those days. Fits the colors of the walls !I totally agree with you : "A cat a day keeps the stress away..." Oh no, it is not the correct saying. Even though.....

Virginia ~ oh, I feel a bit posh with all of the attention. :) You styled the photo beautifully, too. Thank you!! I will come over and luxuriate throughout the day.

Marylène ~ I think your saying is perfectly lovely!

Ciao, Pierre! Thank you for dropping in and I'm delighted that you like it. By all means, as you wish ~ I'll be honoured. Thank you so much for allowing me to draw your beautiful photo.

Margaret ~ I set out each day planning to draw and it doesn't always happen ~ but I'm getting closer to it than I used to and some days I just accept that it's not a great day for it. The time varies depending on size and detail ~ it can take a few hours or more for something very detailed like Katie's Fleurs. And I'll often have a tea-and-stretch break between doing the drawing and doing the painting. The voices in my head find the whole thing very soothing. :)

You get to draw every day (or most days)? How envious I am. I've been working on one for over a month. I've often wondered if you're self taught or if you've studied somewhere. Either way I love popping in and viewing your latest wonder. As usual your latest creation didn't disapoint.

Oh, I just knew your illo of Pierre's photo would be fabulous—and I also knew he'd love it. One of the things I love about your interpretation of others' photos is that your version is special but always mostly faithful to the original (and that woman in the window probably wishes she had red hair anyway). This makes the photographer feel even better about their photo (or at least that's my experience)!

Oh Shell, another confection of perfection. And now I've had to go spend an hour on Pierre's blog and this is a terrible, terrible thing to get lost on a blog. I know, because I'm constantly getting lost on delightful blogs like yours and Pierre's.

Hi Shell,Just discovered your blog thanks to a link at Virginia's and I'm so glad I found you, you are remarkably talented and your drawings are exquisite.My blog is photos of Avignon and Provence. If you feel like using one of my photos as an inspiration, please feel free, I'd be honoured!

Petrea ~ I, too, have lost hours at Pierre's place, which seems fitting given that I also spent most of my brief time in Venice being lost.

Hi, Gypsy ~ thank you ~ that's lovely! I'm glad you dropped by.

Hi, Nathalie ~ so you lived in Sydney for a while ~ I hope you enjoyed your time in Australia, and it must be lovely to be home again in Provence. Thank you so much for your kind offer ~ I'm sure I'll be taking you up on it. ;)

Bonjour, dear Shell. I was up late last night marvelling at the drawing that you did of the two of us - me and Jim - on the spiral staircase in Paris!!! It truly surpasses all my expectations and I LOVE it dearly!

Everything in your drawing is sooo perfect, including the much debated smile on my lips.

That was a wonderful time for us! And now we have it immortalized as an original drawing!!!by dear Shell Sherree!